Engineer A Public Hearing Presenting Consulting Engineer Present Case
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/94#Engineer_A_Public_Hearing_Presenting_Consulting_Engineer_Present_Case
Definition
Engineer presenting at a public hearing on a proposed commercial development project, facing the ethical question of whether to voluntarily disclose anticipated increases in traffic, noise, and air pollution as 'relevant and pertinent information' even if not specifically requested by the reviewing body.
Properties
Instance of
PublicHearingPresentingConsultingEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PublicHearingPresentingConsultingEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied) |
| specialty | Commercial development engineering |
| context | Public hearing on commercial development |
Confidence
0.91
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | presents_to |
| target | City Planning Board Regulatory Authority |
| type | serves |
| target | Developer client (implied) |
| type | witness_alongside |
| target | Public Hearing Witness Engineer |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Engineer Public Testimony Role Present Case City Planning Board Hearing, Faithful Agent Obligation Engineer A Developer F Waterfront Development, Honest Disagreement Among Engineers Present Case Traffic Noise Air Pollution, Honesty Obligation Engineer A City Planning Board Presentation, Objectivity Obligation Engineer A Waterfront Development Presentation, Public Welfare Paramount Public Hearing Technical Testimony, Relevance and Pertinence Standard Applied Present Case Traffic Noise Air Pollution
hasObligation
Engineer A Direct Question Complete Answer Obligation City Planning Board Hearing, Engineer A Faithful Agent Selective Emphasis Permissibility Boundary BER Present Case, Engineer A NSPE Code Conformance Public Testimony Waterfront Development, Engineer A Present Case Multi-Witness Hearing Institutional Reliance Non-Volunteering, Engineer A Present Case Relevance-Conditioned Traffic Noise Air Pollution Disclosure, Engineer A Present Case Relevance Pertinence Professional Judgment Exercise, Engineer A Present Case Selective Emphasis Environmental Benefits Non-Deceptive Boundary, Engineer A Public Hearing Technical Testimony Public Welfare Role City X, Engineer A Relevance Pertinence Judgment Non-Volunteering Traffic Noise Air Pollution BER Present Case
Source Evidence
Source text
the present case involves the potential obligation of a single engineer to disclose the fact that an anticipated commercial development will significantly increase traffic, as well as noise and air pollution.
Text references
Engineer A's ethical obligation does not require him to disclose such information if, in his professional judgment, it is not 'relevant and pertinent.'
the present case involves the potential obligation of a single engineer to disclose the fact that an anticipated commercial development will significantly increase traffic, as well as noise and air pollution.
the question is whether the traffic, noise, and air pollution issues are 'relevant and pertinent information.' If they are 'relevant and pertinent,' the engineer has an obligation to disclose the information in any presentation made on the project.
TTL
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case94:Engineer_A_Public_Hearing_Presenting_Consulting_Engineer_Present_Case a proeth:PublicHearingPresentingConsultingEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Public Hearing Presenting Consulting Engineer Present Case" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case94:Engineer_Public_Testimony_Role_Present_Case_City_Planning_Board_Hearing,
case94:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Engineer_A_Developer_F_Waterfront_Development,
case94:Honest_Disagreement_Among_Engineers_Present_Case_Traffic_Noise_Air_Pollution,
case94:Honesty_Obligation_Engineer_A_City_Planning_Board_Presentation,
case94:Objectivity_Obligation_Engineer_A_Waterfront_Development_Presentation,
case94:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Public_Hearing_Technical_Testimony,
case94:Relevance_and_Pertinence_Standard_Applied_Present_Case_Traffic_Noise_Air_Pollution ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case94:Engineer_A_Direct_Question_Complete_Answer_Obligation_City_Planning_Board_Hearing,
case94:Engineer_A_Faithful_Agent_Selective_Emphasis_Permissibility_Boundary_BER_Present_Case,
case94:Engineer_A_NSPE_Code_Conformance_Public_Testimony_Waterfront_Development,
case94:Engineer_A_Present_Case_Multi-Witness_Hearing_Institutional_Reliance_Non-Volunteering,
case94:Engineer_A_Present_Case_Relevance-Conditioned_Traffic_Noise_Air_Pollution_Disclosure,
case94:Engineer_A_Present_Case_Relevance_Pertinence_Professional_Judgment_Exercise,
case94:Engineer_A_Present_Case_Selective_Emphasis_Environmental_Benefits_Non-Deceptive_Boundary,
case94:Engineer_A_Public_Hearing_Technical_Testimony_Public_Welfare_Role_City_X,
case94:Engineer_A_Relevance_Pertinence_Judgment_Non-Volunteering_Traffic_Noise_Air_Pollution_BER_Present_Case ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'specialty': 'Commercial development engineering', 'context': 'Public hearing on commercial development'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer presenting at a public hearing on a proposed commercial development project, facing the ethical question of whether to voluntarily disclose anticipated increases in traffic, noise, and air pollution as 'relevant and pertinent information' even if not specifically requested by the reviewing body." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.91" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "94" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T18:50:22.462784+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "94" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T18:50:22.462784+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'presents_to', 'target': 'City Planning Board Regulatory Authority'}",
"{'type': 'serves', 'target': 'Developer client (implied)'}",
"{'type': 'witness_alongside', 'target': 'Public Hearing Witness Engineer'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Public Hearing Presenting Consulting Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the present case involves the potential obligation of a single engineer to disclose the fact that an anticipated commercial development will significantly increase traffic, as well as noise and air pollution." ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A's ethical obligation does not require him to disclose such information if, in his professional judgment, it is not 'relevant and pertinent.'",
"the present case involves the potential obligation of a single engineer to disclose the fact that an anticipated commercial development will significantly increase traffic, as well as noise and air pollution.",
"the question is whether the traffic, noise, and air pollution issues are 'relevant and pertinent information.' If they are 'relevant and pertinent,' the engineer has an obligation to disclose the information in any presentation made on the project." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 94 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T19:13:05.761187"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 94 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
94
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T18:50:22.462784+00:00
First case
94
Generated
2026-02-28T18:50:22.462784+00:00
Attributed to
Case 94 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T19:13:05.761187
Generated by
ProEthica Case 94 Extraction